Playa de las Americas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: it’s been a flat, frustrating stretch for us, and this outlook is mostly about patience. The good news is there’s a pulse of energy coming our way, but it’s going to take a while to build into anything worth getting excited about.

We’re looking at a long, flat spell for the next week and a half. From Tuesday the 4th through Friday the 15th, there’s just nothing doing. We’re talking tiny, weak surf with almost no energy behind it. The swell is barely registering, with the combined energy reading as low as 8 to 92. It’s the kind of stuff that’s only good for a log and a tan, and even then, you’ll be doing more floating than riding. There’s a day or two where the conditions are glassy, but the waves are just too small to matter. The swell direction is all over the place, and the periods are short and weak, so don’t get your hopes up.

The first real sign of life shows up on Sunday the 16th. The swell starts to swing back around to the SSW and the period jumps to a long 16 seconds. It’s still small, but the energy is finally starting to build, with readings around 66 and 92. It’s a tease, a promise of things to come.

Then, things start to get interesting. The surf finally starts to push up on Monday the 17th. We’re looking at waves around 2ft with a 15-second period from the SSW. The combined energy jumps into the low 100s, and with light, glassy conditions on offer for the afternoon, this is the first day that’s actually worth paddling out. It’s clean and the long-period swell will give the waves some real push, especially at a spot like Playa de las Americas which can handle that kind of groundswell.

The energy continues to build into Tuesday the 18th and Wednesday the 19th. The swell holds around 2ft to 2ft from the SSW, with the energy peaking at 153 on Tuesday morning. The wind looks like it will be light and cross-offshore, keeping things clean. This is the best window of the whole forecast, but it’s still modest. We're talking about fun, clean waves for a log or a fish, not a heavy barrel.

This is about as good as it gets for this period. It’s not going to be epic, but it’s a solid run of surf after a long drought. Keep your eyes on the Monday to Wednesday of the second week. That’s your window.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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